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Japan · Jingūmae
Watari Museum of Contemporary Art
ワタリウム美術館
スイスの建築家マリオ・ボッタが設計した現代アート中心の私設美術館で、多様なジャンルの展覧会とユニークな関連企画が魅力です。
Hours, tickets and current exhibitions are on the official site.
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The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art (ワタリウム美術館), commonly referred to as Watari-um, is a museum of contemporary art located in Shibuya, Tokyo. Founded by Shizuko Watari and opened in 1990, the museum is near Gaienmae Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Notable Works
Museum basics
- Founded
- 1990
- Architect
- マリオ・ボッタ
- Building completed
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- Renovated
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- Director
- 和多利恵津子
- Operated by
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- Annual visitors
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- National treasures
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- Important cultural properties
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- Site area
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- Floor area
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- Exhibition area
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- Architectural features
- The fourth floor offers a bird’s eye view of works displayed below, and the glass-walled mezzanine of the third floor makes for visual correspondence between artworks displayed in the exhibition rooms of the art gallery.
Visit info
- Hours
Mon closed Tue 11:00-19:00 Wed 11:00-19:00 Thu 11:00-19:00 Fri 11:00-19:00 Sat 11:00-19:00 Sun 11:00-19:00 - Tickets
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- Avg. visit time
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- Reservation
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- Nearest station
- 外苑前駅
- Address
- 〒150-0001 Jingūmae 神宮前3-7-6
Note: 月曜日休館。水曜日の夜間開館は現在行っていません。
Rules & amenities
- Photography
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- Audio guide langs
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- Wheelchair
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- Kid-friendly
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- Café
- Yes
- Shop
- Yes
Collection
- Collection size
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- Top departments
- conceptual art and other non-commercial artists
- Featured artists
More info
- Official site
- www.watarium.co.jp ↗
- Wikipedia
- Read on Wikipedia ↗
Sources
— Official website — watarium.co.jp ↗ · Wikipedia (Japanese) ↗ (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Wikipedia (English) ↗ (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Wikidata — Q3915469 ↗ (CC0) · Official PDF — → プレスリリース［PDF］ ↗ (7 pages) · Official PDF — ジャッド｜マーファ展 連続トーク「JUDDを考える 2」／土曜日：19時〜20時／全13回（NEW 3回追加）／場所：「ジャッド｜マーファ展」会場内 ●本連続トークでは、アート、建築、デザインなどさまざまな角度から「ジャッド｜マーファ展」の鑑賞をより豊かにすることを試みます。連続トーク期間中の土曜は、開館時間を1時間延長し、20時まで開館します。 ●参加方法：本展入場料でご ↗ (1 pages) · Official PDF — トルコツアー 山田寅次郎が愛したトルコを訪ねる旅4」開催決定 遺跡とアートを楽しむ 2026.9.3→9.10 ツアー詳細はこちらから（PDF）→ ↗ (2 pages)artible is an independent guide and is not affiliated with this museum. Facts are surfaced with attribution to the sources below.
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